Statements by Foreign Ministry officials have been called into question following the release of a formerly classified ministry document relating to the overseas visit support division.
The division was recently abolished in the wake of recent allegations that its former longtime director embezzled funds.
According to the four-page document, the director of the division was given responsibility for the accounting of public funds -- including discretionary government funds -- when the division was established in April 1990.
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